How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Eating the elephant is the big goal. Why such a big goal?
Sure, goals have to be realistic and achievable. The one bite at a time accomplishes that objective. Don’t forget to cook it first. You going to boil it, fry it, roast it? [...]
Archive for June, 2009
27 Jun
Why Big Goals?
27 Jun
Communicating a Vision
Is someone going to take (30) minutes, (15) minutes, or even (5) minutes to listen to your vision?
Is your vision of where you are going really that complicated? Hopefully not!
A vision of a camp fire on a river really isn’t a vision. It’s a picture of a vacation and the minute a person [...]
26 Jun
Psychopaths
You may not be able to avoid dealing with psychopaths.
A great book for recognizing psychopaths has been written by Paul Babiak, Ph.D. and Robert D. Hare, Ph.D. called SNAKES IN SUITS when psychopaths go to work.
You may be thinking that the psychopath will show their true color to the wrong person and be fired. Actually, [...]
23 Jun
Remove Barriers
“All change does not equal progress but if you grow you will change. You’re going to change if you like it or not.” John Maxwell
A great leader inspires people to believe in themselves. A good leader inspires people to believe in him.
John Maxwell points out the following:
Start removing barriers that will keep your people [...]
20 Jun
Inner Circle
Dying to belong? Start your own inner circle.
Few argue against inner circles being important for success in any endeavor:
Church
Business
Social Clubs
Government
School
Many kids have gone to schools where they just didn’t fit in for various reasons and some may carry that over into their adult life. Many of us know people that talk about high school because [...]
18 Jun
Health Care Viruses
Health care viruses will cause private health insurance to die.
One of the advantages of being part of a large demographic (baby boomers) is the clout we have in the marketplace. In my opinion, the same thing that will kill Microsoft will kill private health insurance. Viruses!
Viruses?
It’s not the ability of Microsoft to [...]
16 Jun
The World of What If
What if you lived in a world where…?
What if you lived in a world where you could realize your true passions?
What if you lived in a world where facts are stranger to you than any fiction and you could second guess facts?
You do live in such a world.
We often don’t realize our “true” passions because [...]
15 Jun
Heart
When you don’t have heart people can tell.
True passion is a rare feeling. I’m currently reading Planet Google by Randall Stross which says: “Google began with a grand aspiration: organize the world’s information.” Larry Page and Sergey Brin have accomplished more than most when it comes to a vision and a passion. Also, a great [...]
11 Jun
Mugs
Do you have Team Spirit and the things that go with it? Mugs?
Getting too attached to a stock pick can be a bad mistake and that’s why many stock traders might not want or need a mug with a logo of a stock pick (they may need to sell that stock next week).
However, just the [...]
9 Jun
Audience?
No matter how likable you think you are someone doesn’t like you! Therefore, who’s your audience?
Every so often I read Seth Godin’s Blog (primarily marketing) and I’ve never gotten the idea that he purposefully creates enemies through useless language. However, he doesn’t seem to shy away from being different. Why? Because if we are too [...]
